On Monday, 24 September 2018, the NBA Media Day was hosted across the NBA team cities in the U.S. Players, coaches and team personel spoke about the upcoming new season. The day gave fans and media members a first look at what we can expect when the 2018-19 season tios off on 16 October.
Serge Ibaka, Raptors | NBA Media Day 2018
http://www.nba.com/raptors/video/2018/09/24/2265544/1537815756857-NBA-WEB-180924-IBAKA-SOUND-2265544
“I am very excited for this season, I am coming with a fresh mind, I try to let go of what happened last year and try to focus on this year”
Al-Farouq Aminu, Blazers | NBA Media Day 2018
https://www.nba.com/blazers/video/2018/09/24/2265827/1537821883363-Aminu-2265827
“The team is a great group of guys, easy to work with too. You know where everyone’s commitment is; we want to get better and strive to keep on knocking down goals and accomplishments. It’s great to be around this type of energy”
Victor Oladipo, Pacers | NBA Media Day 2018
‘Every year you have expectations and every year your expectations are better than the next year cause you want to do better every year”
Clint Capela Houston Rockets | NBA Media Day 2018
https://www.nba.com/rockets/video/2018/09/24/2265971/1537824924136-ClintCapela2018MediaDay-2265971
“I am really excited, especially after last season where it was so close, last season we were so much better than the year before…This year am I even more excited especially when I know that the team I have is the team I want to go to war with”
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers | NBA Media Day 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oLh7QPp02Q
“The excitement around the game for me in general, no matter which uniform I’m wearing, I’m just always humble to be able to play this game at this level”
“There is going to be wins and losses and things of that nature but what you can control is how you prepare every day to try to get better”
Carmelo Anthony, Houston Rockets | NBA Media Day 2018
https://www.nba.com/rockets/video/2018/09/24/2266155/1537829495465-Melo-2266155
“At the end of the day, basketball to me is coming into the situation knowing what my role is and what I need to do, it makes things a lot easier. I know what the team expects from me and what I expect from myself, and that’s basketball at the end of the day.”
“At this point the only thing that matters is winning the championships!”